Senjecas - Little Rule of St. Romuald

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	COL = collective	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PST = past
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	Q = interrogative particle
	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	OCC = occupation suffix	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	PP = patient (past) participle	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	INC = inchoative	PRF = perfect	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	ELT = elative	IND = indicative	PRV = privative prefix	VBLZ = verbalizer

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Gloss

• Sede in cella quasi in paradiso;
• Sit in (your) cell as.if in paradise.
• tu-terkős éna séde—lúṡi toðpaaþős éna sede̋ȝa:

tu=terk-ős	éna	séd-e	lúṡi	toð-paaþ-ős	éna	sed-e̋ȝa
your=cell-G.s	in	sit-IMP	as.if	origin-garden-G.s	in	sit-SBJ

• Proice post tergum de memoria totum mundum,
• Throw behind (your) back from (your) memory all world
• tu-ha̋ṡom pósa żűűmram éha őro v̌e̋e̋tom ȝe̋e̋e:

tu=ha̋ṡ-om	pósa	żűűmr-am	éha	őro-Ø	v̌e̋e̋t-om	ȝe̋e̋-e
your=back-A.s	behind	memory-A.s	out.of	all-ABS	world-A.s	throw-IMP

• Cautus ad cogitationes, quasi bonus piscator ad pisces.
• (Be) cautious to (your) thoughts, as skilled fisherman to fishes.
• meinős túȝa ze̋e̋mu vűűe—sómi dűbu mı̋ı̋nlus d̨age̋m túȝa vűűa:

mein-őm	túȝa	ze̋e̋m-u	vűű-e	sómi	dűbu-Ø	mı̋ı̋n-l-us	d̨ag-e̋m	túȝa	vűű-a
thought-G.p	with.respect.to	cautious-N.s	be-IMP	as	skilled-ABS	fish-AG-N.p	fish-G.p	with.respect.to	be-IND

• Una via est in psalmis; hanc ne dimittas.
• One way is in psalms. it not leave.
• þűn a̋ta ðeesgaaȝőm éna e̋sa: éȝam b̨űre mee:

þűn	a̋t-a	ðeesgaaȝ-őm	éna	e̋s-a	éȝ-am	b̨űr-e	mee
one	way-N.s	psalm-G.p	in	be-IND	it-A.s	leave-IMP	not

• Si non potes omnia, qui venisti fervore novicio, nunc in hoc, nunc in illo loco psallere in spiritu et intelligere mente stude,
• If not you.are.able (to do) all, who have.come (in) fresh fervor, now in this, now in that place to.sing (the psalms) in spirit and to.understand (in) mind strive
• ébi ȝűűna looþta̋s éna gĭǧe̋mantu tu. ímu íðu ímu tóru. vísom kiű feee̋ȝa. toári uunűs éna ðeesga̋a̋ȝuk̬e meinra̋s éna þűmuk̬e na̋a̋re:

ébi	ȝűűna-Ø	looþt-a̋s	éna	gĭ~ǧe̋m-a-ntu-Ø	t-u	ímu	íðu	ímu	tóru	vís-om	ki=ű	fee-e̋ȝa	toári	uun-űs	éna
if	new-ABS	fervor-G.s	in	PRF~come-IND-AP-ABS	2s-N	now	here	now	there	everything-A.s	do-SUP	be.unable-SBJ	then	spirit-G.s	en

ðeesga̋a̋ȝ-u=k̬e	meinr-a̋s	éna	þűm-u=k̬e	na̋a̋r-e
sing.psalms-SUP=and	thought-G.s	in	understand-SUP=and	strive-IMP

• Et cum ceperis vagare legendo, ne desistas, sed festina intelligendo emendare;
• And when you.begin to.wander (while) reading, not you.stop, but hasten (by) understanding to.improve
• da méti ð̨a̋a̋antu tu mala̋sa. de̋use mee. þóósi þumra̋s kía vĭva̋du ı̋lu pa̋se:

da	méti	ð̨a̋a̋-a-ntu-Ø	t-u	mal-a̋s-a	de̋us-e	mee	þóósi	þumr-a̋s	kía	vĭ~va̋d-u	ı̋l-u	pa̋s-e
and	when	read-IND-AP-ABS	2s-N	wander-INC-IND	stop-IMP	not	but	understanding-G.s	by	ELT~good-N.s	become-SUP	hasten-IMP

• Pone te ante omnia in presentia Dei cum timore et tremore, quasi qui stat in conspectu imperatoris;
• Place you before all in presence of.God with fear and trembling, as.if stands in sight of.emperor.
• ȝuműs n̨oopa̋a̋ram éna vísom n̨óópa na̋a̋ruk̬e ðe̋lantuk̬e tum ðe̋e̋e—lúṡi reeðásurűs naxra̋s éna e-ṡure̋ȝa:

ȝum-űs	n̨oopa̋a̋r-am	éna	vís-om	n̨óópa	na̋a̋r-a-ntu-Ø=k̬e	ðe̋l-a-ntu-Ø=k̬e	t-um	ðe̋e̋-e	lúṡi
God-G.s	presence-A.s	in	everything-A.s	before	fear-IND-AP-ABS=and	tremble-IND-AP-ABS=and	2s-A	place-IMP	as.if

reeðásur-űs	naxr-a̋s	éna	e=ṡur-e̋ȝa
emperor-G.s	sight-G.s	in	PST=stand-SBJ

• Destrue te totum, et sede quasi pullus, contentus ad gratiam Dei,
• Destroy you all and sit as.if a.chick, content in grace of.God
• tum órvi m̃a̋a̋ne. da boode̋s sóma ȝumdooős éna sa̋a̋u se̋de—

t-um	ór-vi	m̃a̋a̋n-e	da	bood-e̋s	sóma	ȝum-doo-ős	éna	sa̋a̋-u	se̋d-e
2s-A	complete-ADV	empty-IMP	and	chick-G.s	like	God-gift-G.s	in	content-N.s	sit-IMP

• Qui, nisi mater donet, nec sapit nec habet quod comedat.
• Which—unless (its) mother give—neither tastes nor has something may.eat
• táe—ši éȝe-ma̋a̋ma dooe̋ȝa —k̬énom nek̬e t̨a̋a̋ta nek̬e e̋da:

tá-e	ši	éȝ=ma̋a̋m-a	doo-éȝa	k̬én-om	ne=k̬e	t̨a̋a̋t-a	ne=k̬e	e̋d-a
which-N.s	unless	its=mother-N.s	give-SBJ	anything-A.s	not=and	taste-IND	not-and	eat-IND